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Do people become more selfless as they age?
Brain science suggests that seniors care more about the welfare of others than younger folks do.
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Breakthrough study finds age-related cognitive decline may be reversible
A breakthrough study from a team of neurologists at Stanford University claims to have discovered one way immune cells become dysfunctional as we age, leading to the inflammatory hyperdrive that plays a role in most age-related disease from cancer to cognitive decline.
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Do we have to age?
The biologist Andrew Steele thinks ageing is a disease that can be treated. But if we had a cure for getting old, what would that mean for us?
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Humans will be able to live forever
Some believe that soon humans will be able to live 1,000 years. We will continue to die, but instead of dying in the hospital while all our organs fail at the age of 90, we could spend a thousand years surrounded by the people we love, enjoying life. The basic idea behind biological aging is that aging occurs as you gradually accumulate damage to various cells and tissues in the body.
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Does the key to anti-ageing lie in our bones?
Gérard Karsenty was a young scientist trying to make a name for himself in the early 1990s when he first stumbled upon a finding that would go on to transform our understanding of bone, and the role it plays in our body.
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How Does Space Travel Affect Natural Aging?
Growing older can take a serious toll on the body. Bones become brittle, muscle shrinks, the immune system loses strength, and age-related ailments like arthritis can set in. More serious complications like declining cognitive function and heart disease can also take hold as the later years of life progress.
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'Ensure that your diet is 90% to 100% plant-based': 9 food rules from the world's longest-living people
More than 15 years ago, I set out to study the longevity and food habits of the world's healthiest people. From meat consumption to how they monitor coffee and wine intake, here's what I learned.
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Researchers restore lost sight in mice, offering clues to reversing aging
But many hurdles remain before approach can be tried in people
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Researchers Solve Anti-aging Mystery – Identify Gene Responsible for Cellular Aging
Cellular reprogramming can reverse the aging that leads to a decline in the activities and functions of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs). This is something that scientists have known for a while. But what they had not figured out is which molecular mechanisms are responsible for this reversal.
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Israeli scientists claim to reverse aging process
Israeli scientists say they have managed to successfully reverse the biological aging process – using only oxygen. Recent research led by Tel Aviv University’s Prof. Shai Efrati, together with a team from Shamir Medical Center, found that when healthy adults over the age of 64 were placed in a pressurized chamber and given pure oxygen for 90 minutes a day, five days a week for three months, not only was the aging process delayed - it was actually reversed.
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Human ageing process biologically reversed in world first
The ageing process has been biologically reversed for the first time by giving humans oxygen therapy in a pressurised chamber. Scientists in Israel showed they could turn back the clock in two key areas of the body believed to be responsible for the frailty and ill-health that comes with growing older.
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Old Dogs, New Research and the Secrets of Aging
The ways that dogs grow and age may provide potentially useful similarities with people.
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A potential new treatment for premature aging diseases keeps stem cells fresh longer
The ends of our DNA, called telomeres, get shorter as we age. Our cells lose a bit of telomere every time they divide. This shortening is a normal and needed process that serves a protective function against cancer. This is because the older our cells get, the more likely they are to have accumulated damage or mutations that make them function incorrectly. Telomere shortening helps to take old cells that are reaching their “best before date” off the shelf before they can cause trouble.
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Should Defeating Aging Be Humanity’s Foremost Priority?
My contention that defeating aging should be humanity’s foremost priority rests on three statements that jointly imply it...
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The curious DNA circles that make treating cancer so hard
Scientists are examining long-ignored extrachromosomal DNA to understand how cancer evolves resistance to drugs. Can the clues help us outfox cancer itself?
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At What Age Does Our Ability to Learn a New Language Like a Native Speaker Disappear?
Despite the conventional wisdom, a new study shows picking up the subtleties of grammar in a second language does not fade until well into the teens
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These 3 Recent Studies Radically Change What We Understand About Dogs
It often seems impossible to know what's going on in Fido's head as he lounges on his dog bed.
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Children who suffer violence or trauma age faster, study finds
Researchers discover links with earlier puberty and signs of more rapid cellular ageing
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Scientists are one step closer to delaying aging
Getting old is inevitable, but scientists at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) may be one step closer to being able to delay the aging process. A team of scientists studied aging in yeast -- chosen because its cells are easily manipulated -- to try to understand if different cells age at the same rate, and for the same reason.
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Study of Over 1 Million People Finds Intriguing Link Between Iron Levels And Lifespan
A massive new study has found evidence that blood iron levels could play a role in influencing how long you live.
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